BBC marks 100 years facing questions about its future

The centenary of global media giant BBC comes at a time of drastic budget cuts that have raised questions about its future. Photo: AFP

On Nov 14, 1922, the clipped tones of the BBC's director of programmes, Arthur Burrows, crackled across the airwaves.

"This is 2LO, Marconi House, London calling," he announced, and with that, public service broadcasting in Britain was born.